The perspectives of young general practitioners/family physicians on MOOC as part of continuous education: a descriptive semi-qualitative multinational study

Abstract

In 2018, Harvard University provided a 10-week online course titled “Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety” as using Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) web-based platform. The course was designed for those who care about health and healthcare and wish to learn more about how to measure and improve that care – for themselves, for their institutions, or for their countries. The goal of this course was to provide visual and written education tools for different countries and different age groups. In respect to the aim of this study is to evaluate the impressions and benefits of group learning activity and educational needs after this “Improving Global Health” courses experience with an online survey among the participants.

Keywords

• e-learning
• family medicine
• group learning
• mooc
• motivation
• primary care services
• mooc
• e-öğrenme
• aile hekimliği
• birinci basamak hizmetleri
• grup olarak öğrenme
• motivasyon